The power of social networks

The funding of public universities is a matter that administration of universities lament about every graduation ceremony. This has now resulted into government officials cutting graduation ceremonies and functions or most of these universities. The invitation list for Makerere graduations it included who is who in Uganda. Chief Justice, Prime Minister, all ministers etc today most of these public universities do not bother to invite anybody well knowing that they won’t show up after all when they do show up. All that universities do is bring out this list of grievances they have mainly concerning money. Among the new private universities in the country, there are those that have been established due to politics. Such universities do not need buildings for staff to start. They will be given a license by all means. They will exert political pressure until when they get it. The other is those that are created by the wealthy people of the society. They have all the facilities, good buildings, computers, and usually have taken willing staff from the public universities. At the ceremonies of such institutions, the “who is who” in the country still go there. This is the power of money and networks.